GERMAN BUSINESSMEN VISIT CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 1663 ) ZAGREB, June 16 (Hina) - Representatives of 21 German companies Tuesday arrived in Croatia for a three-day visit to Zagreb, Rijeka and Karlovac. Today they held talks with representatives from 22 companies from Zagreb, Varazdin and Osijek at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb. The patron of the visit is the German Ministry of Economy. The German delegation is headed by Rainer Lucas, advisor to the Economy Minister and head of the Ministry's department for countries of central and eastern Europe. Representatives of companies of all branches have arrived in Croatia to acquaint Croatian partners with the complete picture of the German industry, Lucas said. We intend to establish good cooperation with the Croatian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economy, and with the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, he said. Croatian representatives will seek ways to increase export. Last year, Croatian export to Germany amounted to US$775 million, while import reached US$841 million. (hina) ha 161938 MET jun 98